English

Noun

purre ‎(plural purres)

1. (Britain, dialect) A bird, the dunlin.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin porrum

Noun

purre m ‎(definite singular purren, indefinite plural purrer, definite plural purrene)

1. Allium ampeloprasum, leek

Synonyms

• purreløk

Etymology 2

From Low German purren ‎(“stir”)

Verb

purre (present tense purrer; past tense and past participle purra or purret)

1. to stir, to awaken, to alert
2. to strengthen

References

• “purre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²pʉ rːə/

Etymology 1

From Latin porrum

Noun

purre m ‎(definite singular purren, indefinite plural purrar, definite plural purrane)

1. Allium ampeloprasum, leek

Synonyms

• purrelauk, purreløk

Etymology 2

From Low German purren ‎(“stir”)

Verb

purre ‎(present tense purrar, past tense purra, past participle purra, passive infinitive purrast, present participle purrande, imperative purre/purr)

1. to stir, to awaken, to alert
2. to strengthen

References

• “purre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.